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Musashimaru bounces back at Kyushu basho

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musahimaru (background) beats No. 3 maegashira Aminishiki at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 12, day 4 of the 15-day competition.

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Yokozuna Musashimaru to stay out of New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musahimaru wipes away sweat after being defeated by top-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan on the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15. Musashimaru will stay out of the tournament from Jan. 16 due to pains in his left wrist, his stable master said.

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Musashimaru, Miyabiyama tangle in pre-tourney tuneup

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musahimaru (R) and ozeki Miyabiyama (L) tangle in a pre-tournament training session before the Yokozuna Deliberation Council on Aug. 24 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Samoan-born grand champion and his Musashigawa stable mate were getting ready for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament opening in Tokyo on Sept. 3.

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Musashimaru, Miyabiyama tangle in pre-tourney tuneup

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musahimaru (R) and ozeki Miyabiyama (L) tangle in a pre-tournament training session before the Yokozuna Deliberation Council on Aug. 24 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Samoan-born grand champion and his Musashigawa stable mate were getting ready for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament opening in Tokyo on Sept. 3.